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‘Caught on Tape,’ In This Week’s Arkansas Business

This week’s Arkansas Business, available now. Among the highlights: Haven’t you heard? Today’s the lottery! Let’s all go buy a ticket and become millionaires! Before that, though, read George Waldon’s story on all the security surrounding the lottery and the insane levels of security on each of its tickets. And speaking of security, businesses are [...]

Come Out to the SPJ Blogging Academy and Learn Something, Why Don’t Ya?

The local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (the people who brought you this) is taking you bloggers seriously. So seriously, in fact, that they’re ready to help you learn the tricks of the trade in an earnest bid to encourage a new crop of citizen journalists to raise up, start their own WordPress [...]

Molding Young Minds at UALR High School Journalism Day

Much thanks to the Sonny Rhodes and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for inviting me to speak during two sessions of UALR’s annual Journalism Day event, which took place Thursday. Andrew DeMillo of The Associated Press gave the event’s keynote address on “Why Journalism Matters,” and other session leaders included Frank Fellone of [...]

The Week We Forgot About This Blog!

Holy crap, was that a week that just when by? No, that was two weeks! Who’s running this show around here, anyway? But thanks for remembering us! We’re about to ramp things back up around here, for what’s it worth. Regular posting, such as it is, begins again soon. Meanwhile, enjoy this latest slice of [...]

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Construction, Dillard’s & Target in This Week’s Arkansas Business

This week’s Arkansas Business is online. Among the highlights: Dillard’s Inc. of Little Rock board member R. Brad Martin of Memphis is just pleased as punch to see J.C. Watts back on the board. Developer Jim Strode wants to jump-start his new Park Avenue development in midtown so bad that he’s given prospective anchor tenant [...]

The Friday Week in Review: You Lie! Edition

It’s Friday, and time for another long look back at a brutal week in politics, sports and the Web. We’re going to try for a reasoned, respectful debate here, so no shouting! But feel free to call us out in comments if we start going on about death panels. Remember: There remains some significant details [...]

Is Print Hot Again? BusinessWeek, Chicago Sun-Times Have Bidders

Did you know that instead of reading constantly updated breaking news online, you can also access a summary of yesterday’s news in physical, printed format? There are several types of “print,” including things called “magazines” and “newspapers.” Several are for sale, including one here in Arkansas. But so far, not many folks want to buy [...]

It’s Twestival Day in the Rock: Event at Clinton Library to Benefit Reach Out and Read Arkansas

Today is Twestival Day! Little Rock is among several cities across the country taking part in this Twitter-based fund-raiser for nonprofits. In Arkansas, the Little Rock Twestival benefits Reach Out and Read Arkansas, which works to promote literacy through early intervention.The group trains doctors and nurses to advise parents about the importance of reading aloud [...]